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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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